East Asian Music

The first night of this free series brings a trio of distinguished musicians from South Korea’s Chonnam National University. Abetted by PSU’s own piano prof, Julia Hwakyu Lee, pianist Hyun Ok Moon and gayageum (traditional Korean plucked string instrument) virtuoso Ai-Soon Seong will play works by visiting composer Hyun Su Chung, including two world premieres. On Friday, Seong will be joined by two more expert Asian zithermeisters, guzheng (spellbinding Chinese zither) artist Ruisi Li and Oregon’s own koto (Japanese zither) virtuosa, Mitsuki Dazai.

Boredom is the Ultimate Weapon will be a series of improvised structures constructed from material at hand inside and outside of HQHQ Project Space by Los Angeles artist Don Edler. Each of t ...

The opening will be a summer party on July 3, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. A grill will be available; bring your own protein. Local artist-made cups will be sold for $10 each. Each cup supports HQ Objective and allows for free drinks during the event.

This summer, Portland's Yale Union and the Parisian art collective Castillo/Corrales will swap houses, share people and exchange money. On Aug. 1, Castillo/Corrales will open its group exhibition � ...